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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

ASSESSMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION
RELAXING AND REPAIRING
SIDEWALKS UNDER CONTRACT
OF JAMES FORRESTAL ESTI-
MATE NO. y, FOR TERM BEGIN
MING APRIL 1, 1856, AND ENDING
NOVEMBER 1, 1856. Judgment en-
tered in District Court on the 14th
day of May, 1887.
ld-a
Brewster'S Addition. -..
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j.. II. Hawkes. Subdivision of Winslow's
! Addition. .;--t
Smith Addition.
Watson'S Addition.

Supposed owner and Amt of
description, Lot. Block. Judgm't
Sarah X Peel. ...2 5 S732
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

L ID Hause. Commencing on
southerly line of Seventh
street. II IT SW'ly from NV
corner of lot Z, block 20, Ter
rvs addition to St. Paul;
thence SE'ly to point on SLY
line Of lot :. said block, "a fit
Ely from SW corner thereof;
thence E on said SLY line to
Sc corner Of said lot Z; thence
\ on said Z line of said lot Z
TO Fauquier street; thence
WY along SLY line of Fau-
quier and Seventh street to
beginning. $24. rs
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Proetz' Addition to st. Paul.
Ceilings Out Lots, st. Paul.

Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Benefits
st. Paul IL Duluth Rail
road Company. N q
of (E'ly of railrOad) 80. 10 Sl22 90
Same, (E'ly of railroa0. III so 50
All objections to said assessment must
be made in writing and filed with the
Clerk of said Board at least one day
prior to said meeting.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official:
w. F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
1888
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-19

Supposed owner and Amt of
m description. Judgm't.
ThoS J Barney. Miscellaneous
strip of ground 4 TT wide, and
120 fit long, lying next south of
lots II, Is and 10, block 5, Min
myers Addition to st. Paul. S7.2S
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
An Excellent showTn1

TOPEKA, May 4.-The Kansas Farm
er this week presents very complete
report of the condition of crops
throughout the state and it makes an
excellent showing.
Dry weather had delayed early vege-
tables and interfered somewhat with
the termination of seed, but about the
middle of April copious rains fell in
every county, so that now wheat is
growing vigorously. Young oats covers
the ground well. Meadows are green
and cattle are living on new prairie
grass.
The acreage of wheat is small, but
the prospect for what is growing is
very good. The presence of chinch
bugs in some localities is discouraging
but they are not at all general. The
acreage of oats is greatly increased
over former years and the corn area
will be immense.
Stock is in good health and went on
the pasture in fair condition.
The fruit prospect even for peaches
is unusully encouraging.
The report-covers nearly every coun
ty and it comes direct from farmers
themselves.
Immigration continues very large
and railroads are building or projected
in most of the counties.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
MIfeIneII,a WIm

MILWAUKEE, April 30.-The will of
Alex. Mitchell, the millionaire banker,
was made public to-day. No approx
imation of the value of the estate is
made, and the terms of the will avoid
the filing of an inventory, so that the
exact wealth left by Mr.. Mitchell will
never be known. 1t is believed to be
from S12, OO0, 600 to S25, OOO,O GOO. The
entire property, real and personal, is
left to his only son, John 5. Mitchell,
after deducting the following legacies:
Mrs. Mitchell, his widow, 500, 600 and
the homestead, valued at half a million
dollars, and CSC, 900 annually. David
Mitchell, grand son. $1O0, 900. Miss.
Isabella Mackee, of Milwaukee, a
niece. S25. 900. Seven requests to pub
lie charitable institutions, aggregating
Sc, 900. Jessie Mitchell, of Aberdeen,
Scotland, his sister, $500 year. The
property known as the Wisconsin Ma
rine and Fire Insurance Co.'S. banks, is
divided equally between John L.
Mitchell, John johnson, his nephews,
and David Ferguson, his most init
mate friend.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05

LOUISVILLE, KY, May "A very
disastrous fire broke out about 8
O'Clock this morning at the immense
warehouse of Brown, johnson 81 Co.,
Fourteenth and Maple streets. The
building contained an immense amount
of hay, barley, rye, corn and oats. Half
an hour after the warehouse had star
ted burning the seven story grain ele-
vator of Strater Bros, at Fourteenth
and Broadway. caught the thick flying
sparks. The Strater elevator was
within a half block of the burning
warehouse and could not possibly be
saved. The lower part first caught
fire and then the whole structure
became enveloped in one solid mass of
flames. The firemen could do little
else but pay attention to the surroun-
ding residences. At the time of the
fire no less than forty freight cars,
mostly loaded were lying on the track
in the vicinity of the burning build
ings. All of these but fourteen were
saved. The cars belonged to the L. &
N. railroad and were loaded with hay
and grain, and fourteen were totally
destroyed with their contents. These
will be loss of about $50, 900. Losses
on warehouse and grain elevator wili
exceed 5000 600
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
An Important DecisIon.

WASHINGTON, May "A decision
was rendered by the Supreme Court of
the United States in the bank tax case
of Hattie E. Stanley, executrix, plain
tiff in error against the Board of Su-
pervisors of Albany. The original
plaintiff in this case, Edward n. Stan
ley, was a citizen of Illinois, and claims
to be assignee of certain shareholders
of the National Albany Exchange
Bank. He brought suit to recover
back certain taxes alleged to have been
illegally collected from them upon their
shares in that bank during the years
from 1874 to 1879, inclusive. and paid
into the treasury of the County of AL
bany. He complained that the asses
sors by rule prescribed by themselves
assessed the shares of the National Al
bany Exchange Bank at a higher rate
than the stock in other banks situated
in the same city The rule adopted by
the assessors was to assess all shares of
stock in the state and national banks
in the city of Albany at par irrespec-
tive of their actual or market value,
making tie requisite deduction for real
tiff maintained that this rule
necessarily resulted in imposing upon
the shares Of the National Albany
Exchange Bank greater rate of tax
alton than was assessed upon other
moneyed capital generally, because the
actual value of shares of stocks in the
National Albany Exchange Bank was
considerably less than the stock OF
most other banks in the city. This
court holds that the method of assess.
ment complained of is applied to al
i nLo on6 fak "A a-,,,,aa a.
near as practicable, considering
the nature of the property, K
securing IS between them uni
| fOrmity and equality of tar
alton. 1t cannot be considered as dis
eliminating against either. In no re
spect can it be regarded as adopted il
hostility to national banks. It mus
sometimes have estimated the value Of
their shares below their value, but suci
result is not one OF which holders Of
national bank shares can complain
1t must also sometimes lead to owe
valuation OF shares, but if so no GROUND
is thereby furnished for recovery o
taxes collected thereon. It Is onlv
where assessments Is wholly void O
void with respect to separable portion
| of property, the amount of which i
unaScertainable, or where assessment
had been set aside as invalid, that &C
ton at law win lie for taxes paid on 70
q portion thereof. Over valuation O
property is not ground Of action at Ia1
for excess beyond what should hay
been levied upon just valuation
J Courts cannot In such case take upo
] themselves functions of revising O
j equalizing board. In nearly all state
provision is made by law for corret
ton OF errors and irregular
ties OF assessors through spl
tcial boards Of revision. 7
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Newton Nuggets.

NEWTON, KS, April 3O.-The New
ton Republican has been transferred to
a joint stock company that will change
it from an afternoon to a morning
paper the first of the week with full
press report. Noble L. Prentis, late
of the Atchison Champion, one of the
best known and most popular writers
in the state will be managing editor.
Two more street railway franchises
have been granted by the City
Council the past week, one for
a rapid transit road. The company to
which the franchise was granted some
time ago is building rapidly. six miles
of road being now under contract. The
Mennonite College of the United
States was located at this city yester-
day. Buildings costing about 800, 600
are to be constructed this season and a
large endowment has been secured.
Wheat prospects have improved greatly
the past few days. Fields that were
thought to be gone ten days ago look
well. The indications are favorable to
large yield of grain.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
AMVaterv CIeared IN

NEW YORK, May "A Milledge-
vile, Georgia, special says: About
eight years ago John Kent was found
on the public road with a bullet in his
heart. The assassination was a mys-
terry which was never cleared up. Some
months after this occurrence a Young
man named Day made his appearance
in the neighbOrhood of the Kent man
sion. Miss Kent looked upon him with
a favorable eye and soon the couple
were married. Day and his wife re-
moved to the neighborhood of TROY,
Alabama. About two weeks ago Mrs.
Kent received letter from her daugh-
ter, in which she begged for assist
ance, as she had been deserted
by her husband. Her story was
sad one. With great particulars of
details her husband pictured to her the
murder of her brother, Gaping the
climax by declaring himself the muir
derer. He threatened the poor woman
with instant death if she should reveal
the secret. For years she had carried
the terrible secret, becoming the moth
er of three children by the murderer OF
her brother, but at last broken dowI
under the weight of her grief she be
came a raving maniac.
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ST.. LOUIS, May 2.-There was con-
siderable talk on change to-day that
a deal in wheat is being run here and
that corner win soon develop. The
persons reputed to be working the deal
are R. B. Brown, ex-President of the
American Cotton Oil Trust Company
of New York and Williams, Black &
Co., big cotton dealers of the same
city. 1t has been known for some
time that Brown and Williams, Black
s. Co. have been buying wheat
in this market and the reports
that they intended to run a deal
which have been in circulation some
days were greatly strengthened to-day
when Mr.. Brown himself appeared on
the exchange. He denied that he had
any such purpose in view. but his de
NAL did not allay the excitement MOI
stop the talk, and the shorts on MAY
wheat are greatly exercised over the
situation. Mr.. Brown stated posi-
lively that no corner here is con
templated, but he said thai
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At CHICAGO

OHICAGI, May E
HoGs-Reeeipts, 1900: market active aud
5GLl0c lower; pigs, e4.009440: light, s4765s5;
rough packing, S5.0G15.15; mixed and heavy
packing and shipping, soz515.45-
CATTLE-ReceiptS, 8. 100: market slow and
stockers and feeders &746425.
SHEEP-Receipts, 6,l00s market active and
500.
wHEAT-Market strong; No. red cash and
May. sex: June, 81 9-I6 July, S41S.
CoRN-Market 1rmer; No. 2 mixed cash ana
May, 3SS: June, 3aN: July, A SIS.
June, - 9-l6.
RYE-56c.
BARLEY-51c.
FLAX SEED-&I0I.
TIMOTMY-Prime, e1.65.
WHIsKE-Si.Is.
PoRK-Steady; cash, May and June $500.
LARD-Firmers cash, $50: June, 6.96.
BurrER-Steady; creamery, 159&e; dairy
Eoos-leselI
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rhe RaIIroad war.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The Com
mercial Advertiser says: The refusal
to-day by the Pennsylvania Railroad to
sell tickets to the accredited agents of
the Western railroads is regarded by
Ticket Agent G.. I. Lansing as the be
ginning Of war for supremacy be-
tween the Trunk lines and the West
ern companies. Mr.. Lansing says the
Pennsylvania action is practically a
boycott, and that it is one of the re-
suits of the meeting of the General
Passenger Agents In this city yester-
day. The Pennsylvania Company,
which always takes the initiative in
such matters, viii be Joined, he thinks.
by ali the other Trunk lines. Mr..
1 Lansing characterizes this move on the
| part of the Trunk lines as q most VIC
lent attempt 70 carry out their bold
policy Of compelling the Western roads
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Terrible storms.

CHICAGO, May ga special from
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, says: a hurri-
cane, unaccompanied by rain, pre-
vailed here all day yesterday, filling the
air with dense clouds of dust. Con-
siderable damage was done in the, city
by demolishing plate glass fronts and
HseVeral instances partially unroofing
houses. In the town Of Ludington, a
dwelling and barn were completely de-
molished. The loss in this vicinity,
when fully reported, will be considera-
BILE. Water In the Chippewa is rising
closed on account of high water.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May The severe wind
storm which passed over the north
western portion of this city yesterday
did much damage in the suburban
towns. Several houses were unroofed,
many outbuildings destroyed and fences
and trees generally torn and scattered
about. Several people were seriously
injured and one carpenter, who was
blown from the top of a building, will
die.
JEFFERSON CITY.
ST. LOUIS, May "a special from
Jefferson City says: A violent wind
storm swept over the city yesterday ,un-
roofing the Sohman opera house, blow
ing in the side wall and destroying the
stage and scenery. A number of other
houses were unrOOfed among them the
music hall. There was considerable
damages to orchards. Fences are
leveled throughout the country.
AT DULUTH.
CHICAGO, May ga special from
Duluth says: The storm which swept
over this city Sunday night and yester-
day was the most severe which has Wis
tied here. The damage inflicted to
streets, sewers, stores and dwellings
will reach nearly 500, 900. The cellars
of from fifty to one hundred houses
were filed and it will take $40, 900 to
repair the streets and sewers, but the
great losses are on stocks, groceries,
furniture, liquor, etc. The list in
cludes about two hundred persons
whose property is damaged from 500
to 500. The tracks of the st. Paul s.
Duluth railroad in the city and near by
are in a bad condition and in the yards
freight cars were overturned. The
company's loss will probably be from
35 900 to $40. 900.
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DISASTERS.
A Northern Pacific Train DeraiIed.
A Collision On she r. 4 II.
NORTHERN PACIFIC ACCIDENT.


NORTHERN PACIFIC ACCIDENT.
CHICAGO, April 30.-A Times special
from Steele, Dakota, says: The west
bound Pacific express on the Northern
Pacific jumped the track to-day at
about l o'clock, twelve miles out of
this city, near Driscoll Station, and
precipitated five of its seven coaches
into ditch. The train was running
on a heavy down grade at the same
time, and the heat of the sun, which
has been something unusual here at
this season, had warped the rails. The
engine and express car passed over in
safety, but the five cars following left
the track and turned bottom side up.
Two of the coaches were loaded with
two companies of the 9TH United States
Cavalry, en- route for Forts Gates and
Buford. The other three were filed
with emigrants and first-class passen-
gers, mostly bound for the Pacific
coast.
The following is list of the killed
and wounded:
Killed-W. o. Breed, of Faribault,
Minnesota. He was accompanied by
his family, en- route for Washington
Territory. He was standing on the
platform, talking to Charles Stanley Of
this city when the crash came, and in
attempting to jump off was caught by
an overturning coach and crushed to
death. Stanley escaped injury by
jumping off on the opposite side. Mr..
Breeds family were uninjured.
The wounded are:
G. II. Gray, Ellsworth Falls, Maine,
cut in arm and head.
Miss Gertrude Hill, Bohemian, Mont,
badly hurt internally.
A. A. Scobel, Assistant Superinten-
dent Northern Pacific Telegraph Lines,
legs badly mashed and doubts of his
recovery.
Michael McCarty, 9TH Cavalry Fl.
Gates, seriously cut in shoulder and
collar bone broken.
II. R. Scott, 18th Cavalry, FIT. Buford,
jaw broken.
Albert Wolfe, 9TH Cavalry, Fl.
Yates.
J. C. Kelly, Fl. Buford. injured in
ternally but not seriously.
DISASTROUS COLLISION.
louisville, April 3O.-A disastrous
accident occurred this afternoon on the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad, about
two miles north of Lmaqua. A long
freight train with one engine pulling
and another pushing was going north,
and in rounding a curve collided with
loaded coal train. Brakeman Pruitt,
of the freight train, was instantly
killed. Fireman Jno. McAfee.
also of the freight had 3
leg crushed, and is believed to be
otherwise fatally injured. The en-
gineer of the coal train was severely
but probably not fatally hurt. The
heavy. The responsibility for the ac-
cident is charged to Assistant Dis
patcher Scott, of Lmaqua, in giving
conflicting running orders to the trains
and it is said that he has disappeared.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
ATerrIhIa ExnInninn

CHICAGO. May "A special from
Paducah, Kentucky, says: A terrible
explosion occurred Saturday at the
saw mill of the Paducah Lumber COM
pany by which four men were scalded,
two of them fatally. The engineer was
just starting the machine when the
main steam pipe gave way with a re-
port like cannon. John Berry, the
engineer, was struck in the head with
Vassar, filler, was terribly scalded and
will probably die; Willie Joiner, fore
man, sprang through a window and
was severely cut; Robert Hicks, helper,
caught full vent of steam, inhaling
considerable of it,. and he will die.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
HIaforIc AarvIcea.

New YORK, May 2.-The morning
services in st. Georges Church was of
historic Importance. The first deacon
ess admitted to the Episcopal Church
for nearly 400 years and the first one
ever created in America was duly in
stalled by Bishop Potter in the person
of Miss Julia Elizabeth Forneret. Bish-
op Potter said the deaconess is not a
sister, but instead she remains in the
world, and mingles with it, but all the
time she is engaged in church work
suited to her sex and capacity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
At st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, May 4.
CATTLE-Reosipts, 100: market active
and easier; choice heavy native steers, - 90
as %; butchers steers, S35094.25; Texans, 80
G390.
HoGs-RsceIpts. 5000; marke. easy and
lower; choice heavy and butchers, S5.310S. 45;
packing, sS2065.35; Workers, e5.0O0,5.i5; pigs,
"a -25G415.
sHEEP-Receipts, 1000; market steady and
unchanged.
WHEAr-Market active and higher; Nog 2
red cash, s440sSA: May, S4S; June, S41s
July, S1H.
CoRN-Market arm and higher; No. 2
mixed cash. 1914; May, 35s[; June, ssh; July,
SIS.
OATG-Aarket slow and UNCHANGED: No 9
mixed cash, 27a<a29: May, 271k; june, 2Si{
PoRK-Dull and lower; small lots Of irregu-
| lar new, $780,
LARD-Nomfnal, IS 70.
| WHISKY-Steady, Si.l3.
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RlO~m Hin

PIrTsBURG, Pa, May 2.-The main
steampipe on the tow-boat -. c.
o'clock this morning with terrific
force and shattered the vessel, killing
one man instantly and fatally injuring
two more. A deck hand named Har-
ris, who was standing in the cabin just
oxer the boiler room, was blown through
the cabin roof and instantly killed.
Engineer James Campbell and the fire.
man, whose name could not be learned,
were terribly scalded and can not re-
cover
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RnndIe Returned.

CHICAGO, May 3.-An envelope con-
tanning 81 800 in currency was received
through the mail to-day by one of the
reform members of the board of county
commissioners. Enclosed with the
bills was slip of paper bearing the in
scription, ''This money belongs to
Cook county" 1t is supposed that the
amount is part of the proceeds of one
of the noted Doodle operations now he
ing dealt with by the courts.
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some parties who sold extensively
in Chicago some time ago and bought
there are now getting out of their
short wheat at Chicago, and will stand
on their long wheat here on belief that
prices are bound to be higher. In this
connection and with a view to impart-
ing information not before made pub
lie, it may be said that there has been
sent down the river since navigation
opened early in February, for export
for Europe 4.2l2,672 bushels of corn
and $500 bushels of wheat. These
are official figures.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
STOCK AND PRODUCE.
At Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, May 4.
~ The Kansas City Live Stock Market is
reported especially for the EMPoRIA DAILY
NEWS by FISH. KICK & CO., Exchange Build
ing, Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-Receipts, i,sO0; market closed
dull.
HOGs-Receipts, l0,4OO; market about
steady: bulk, S4S5664.95.
The Daily Indicator reports: WHEAT
Market steady; No. 9 red cash. 69< bid, 20
asked; June, 7OA bid; July, % asked, No. soft
cash. no bids, nor offerings.
CoRN-Market steady; No. mixed cash, 3
bid S31s asked: June, 331z bid; July, 35s bid,
35ss asked, No. white cash, IS bid, 851l
asked.
oATs-No. mixed cash, no. bids; nor OFFER
inEs; june q bid.
RENO, red cash. 49sI bid, SIN asked.
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these boards of revision citizens must
apply for relief against excessive and
irregular taxation, where assessing
officers had Jurisdiction to act. The
judgment of court below is affirmed
Opinion by Mr. Justice Field.
A decision was also rendered in the
case of George B. Shows ct al, against
the Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern
Railway Company. Appeal from the
United States Circuit Court for the
northern district of New York. This
was suit brought by appellants
legged Infringement of patents granted
June II, 1872, for Improvement in
steam bell ringers The court below
dismissed the bill upon the ground that
the patent had not been infringed.
Its decree is affirmed with costs. -Opin-
ion by Justice Matthews.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
Renunned WORK.

WELLINGTON, KS, April 3O.-The
contractors on the Rock Island railroad
through Wellington and Sumner
County, who have been lying idle for
several days, on account of litigation
have received orders to resume work at
once g, and dirt is now flying along the
whole line. This order is sufficient
reputation of the report that has gone
forth that the Rock Island had aband-
oned their route through this county.
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The Locomotive EngIneeras Co
VensSOn.

LOUISVILLE, May 2.-For the past
thirty-six hours delegates to the union
meeting of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers have been arriving
in this city. Prnminent among them
is Grand Master Arthur. The meet
ing is merely for social purposes, and nc
important business will be trans
acted. There are about 800 visiting
members present.
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ReducTnp WAGES.

SAN Francisco, May 4.-The Amer
can Sugar Refinery made ten per
cent reduction in the wages of its en-
ployes. The reduction affects three
hundred and twenty men. The reduc-
tion is owing, the managers explain, to
the workings of the Interstate COM
merce bill and dullness in the sugar